Graduate Diploma in Fashion (Design and Technology) - Invercargill

Students must complete these two compulsory papers                              

B702 Collection

BF703 Professional Practices

Plus one of the elective options below at the programme managers approval   

DF501 Fashion Design and Production One

DF502 Fashion Design and Production Two

DF503 Fashion Design and Production Three

DF504 Fashion Design and Production Four

DF601 Fashion Design and Production (Specialised)

DF602 Fashion Design and Production (Competition)

DF603 Fashion Design and Production (Costume)

DF604 Fashion Design and Production (Client)

BF701 Specialised Practices

Elective - Elective paper or papers up to 30 credits

This programme is eligible for the Zero Fees Scheme.

• NO tuition fees
• Direct material costs of $2,900(GST exclusive)

The direct materials fees cover the fabrics, tools and equipment needed to achieve the requirements of the programme.  Some students may choose to purchase other items themselves on top of these fees.

International Fees can be found here.

Graduates of this programme are creative, innovative designers who are culturally aware, consumer conscious and skilled in the technological aspects of the fashion industry. They can demonstrate skills in research, design development, manual and CAD pattern making, garment construction, illustration and portfolio presentation. Graduates will also be able to apply business marketing and management practices relevant to the fashion industry. This programme leads graduates to further postgraduate study or employment in the fashion industry.

Entry is open to degree graduates who have graduated from a bachelor’s degree programme or those who can demonstrate equivalent, relevant, practical professional or educational experience in a related discipline.

Portfolio Requirements

 Applicants for the Graduate Diploma in Fashion (Design and Technology) are required to submit a portfolio of their work with their applications and may be asked for a written submission. 

English Language Requirements

Applicants, whose first language is not English, or who come from a country where the language of instruction in schools is not English, are required to provide evidence of having achieved one of the following

NCEA Level 3 with University Entrance, or

an International Baccalaureate Diploma or Cambridge A- level qualification for which the teaching and assessment was conducted in English; or

Cambridge Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA),or Trinity College London Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CertTESOL);or

Successful completion of all primary education (being the equivalent of New Zealand primary school years 1 to 8) and at least three years of secondary education (being the equivalent of three years from New Zealand secondary school years 9 to 13) at schools in either New Zealand,,Australia,Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States one of the countries listed in Rule 18.5 where the student was taught using English as the language of instruction; or

Successful completion of at least five years of secondary education (being the equivalent of New Zealand secondary school years 9 to 13) at schools in either New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States where the student was taught using English as the language of instruction; or

Successful completion of a Bachelor's Degree, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Bachelor Honours degree, Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma, Masters' Degree or Doctoral Degree, the language of instruction of which must be in English and which must be from a tertiary education provider from New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom or the United States or

Successful completion of one of the following internationally recognised proficiency tests listed below to the level required of the programme of study and with all scores achieved in a single test during the two years preceding the proposed date of enrolment

IELTS test - Academic score of 6 with no band score lower than 5.5
TOEFL Paper based test (pBT) - Score of 550 (with an essay score 5 TWE)
TOEFL Internet based test (iBT) - Score of 60 (with a writing score of 18)
Cambridge English Examination - B2 First or B2 First for schools or C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency with a score of 169. No less than 162 in each skill.
OET - Minimum of Grade C or 200 in all sub-tests
NZCEL - a) Expiring Level b) Current: a) Level 4 (Academic) b) Level 4 (Academic)
Pearson Test of English (Academic) - PTE (Academic) score of 50 with no band score lower than 42
Language Cert - C1 Expert IESOL (LRWS) with PASS and no less than Pass in each skill
Trinity ISE - ISE II with no less than distinction in any band

* New versions of some NZCEL qualifications, and in some cases new qualifications, were published on 13 June 2017. These are intended to replace pre-existing versions and qualifications, which have been given expiring status until discontinued on 31 December 2019. (a) denotes expiring (b) denotes current

To be awarded the Graduate Diploma in Fashion (Design and Technology), students will have been credited with all required papers and electives as specified in the schedule of papers. The total credit value of the Graduate Diploma in Fashion (Design and Technology) is 120 credits.